63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds ( www.cnbc.com )

AnotherPerson , 10 months ago

I just want to know what type of emergency only costs $500 anymore?

Tolookah , 10 months ago

Uber to the hospital.

Emergency pizza and ice cream?

southsamurai , 10 months ago

A part of a tree falling on your windshield.

Seriously, that’s what it ended up costing me, and I did part of the body work needed to be able to fit a new windshield in right. If I hadn’t kept the tools around, that would have been another 500.

Mind you, the 500 I did pay out included some other body work I just couldn’t physically do. The glass and installation of the glass was “only” 150 ish (can’t remember what the tax was).

The one before that, that was barely under 500 was the AC unit for the house freezing up and fucking the compressor.

And 500 is a single emergency. You get hit by multiple, and you’re fucked .

SocialMediaRefugee , 10 months ago

Had a tree limb fall during a storm and crush my wife’s car roof. That was an f.u. moment.

ohlaph , 10 months ago

Exactly. A cheap car repair is that with labor. Add kore than one thing in a few months and most people start to really bleed.

inclementimmigrant , 10 months ago

A simple blown tire that renders you only reliable way to work that doesn’t pay enough to cover your basic living expenses is a catastrophic emergency that could cost around 500 bucks.